Technology Resources Microsoft Excel: The technology I would like to incorporate into my unit plan is Excel graphing. Excel is not a new program but a widely used program to create graphs and charts. I personally used excel in college but do not use it on a daily basis or in my classroom. I have recently been introduced to the benefits of graphing statistics, exponential growth, etc. I would like to apply excel to my unit plan on viruses and bacteria to show outbreaks, cell growth, and percentages of the population who have various diseases. The students would need the basic knowledge of different types of graphs such as x axis, y axis, bar graphs, line graphs, slope, etc.
Replacement Ideas
Microsoft Excel: Excel could replace or simply enhance hand made charts and graphs. The graphs will motivate learning by providing students opportunities to display numbers and statistics visually. The program could also allow for choice. Students could choose ways to best demonstrate various data. Students who have IEPs for writing or organizational deficiency would benefit from the organization and neatness of the graphs. Excel could help these students to minimize errors due to organization. This technology might replace graphs that are made by hand and graphs teachers display on overhead projectors.
Research
Microsoft Excel: This link is designed by Microsoft to give an overview of the various uses for Excel: http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-313-excel-courses.html. This link also has online excel classes for users to view. There are 'how to' examples that walk the user through the different functions of excel. The second article I found focuses on how teachers can use excel in the classroom: http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-411-how-teachers-are-using-microsoft-excel-enhance-learning-in-classroom.html. Examples that are explained in the article include: grade books, progress charts, science lab data analyses, graphing weather patterns, plotting reading levels, nutrition calories, crossword puzzles, and even historical timelines.
Technology ResourcesMicrosoft Excel: The technology I would like to incorporate into my unit plan is Excel graphing. Excel is not a new program but a widely used program to create graphs and charts. I personally used excel in college but do not use it on a daily basis or in my classroom. I have recently been introduced to the benefits of graphing statistics, exponential growth, etc. I would like to apply excel to my unit plan on viruses and bacteria to show outbreaks, cell growth, and percentages of the population who have various diseases. The students would need the basic knowledge of different types of graphs such as x axis, y axis, bar graphs, line graphs, slope, etc.
Replacement Ideas
Microsoft Excel: Excel could replace or simply enhance hand made charts and graphs. The graphs will motivate learning by providing students opportunities to display numbers and statistics visually. The program could also allow for choice. Students could choose ways to best demonstrate various data. Students who have IEPs for writing or organizational deficiency would benefit from the organization and neatness of the graphs. Excel could help these students to minimize errors due to organization. This technology might replace graphs that are made by hand and graphs teachers display on overhead projectors.
Research
Microsoft Excel: This link is designed by Microsoft to give an overview of the various uses for Excel: http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-313-excel-courses.html. This link also has online excel classes for users to view. There are 'how to' examples that walk the user through the different functions of excel. The second article I found focuses on how teachers can use excel in the classroom: http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-411-how-teachers-are-using-microsoft-excel-enhance-learning-in-classroom.html. Examples that are explained in the article include: grade books, progress charts, science lab data analyses, graphing weather patterns, plotting reading levels, nutrition calories, crossword puzzles, and even historical timelines.
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References :
Microsoft, . (2011). Microsoft excel courses. Retrieved from http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-313-excel-courses.html.
Microsoft, . (2011). How teachers are using microsoft excel to enhance learning in the classroom. Retrieved from http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-411-how-teachers-are-using-microsoft-excel-enhance-learning-in-classroom.html.